![]() ![]() According to the British NGO Global Witness, 796,000 tons of sand made their way from Cambodia’s southwestern coast to Singapore – every month.įollowing protests by locals against the destruction of their environment, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen imposed an export ban on sand from rivers and coastal areas in 2009. The country was the booming city-state’s main supplier until 2009. “What they are doing here is illegal.” Sun Mala and two of his colleagues were arrested on August 17 for their repeated protests against against illegal dredging.Ĭambodia’s sand is literally the foundation of Singapore’s economic growth. ![]() “These companies have been wrecking and polluting the estuaries and coastal areas of Koh Kong since 2009,” explains Mother Nature co-founder Sun Mala. The barges belong to Rainbow International and Direct Access – companies based in Vietnam – but the sand is destined for Singapore. Together with other fishermen, their families and activists of the Cambodian NGO Mother Nature, he heads out to the dredgers and transport barges that are digging up the sand of the Andoung Teuk estuary. The water is so dirty now, and there is less fish.” Vey Van Ning is filled with righteous anger as he boards his boat on July 27. Stop the devastating dredging and trafficking in sand.” “River sand from Cambodia’s Koh Kong province is being shipped to Singapore despite an export ban. To: Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Rainforest donation certificates Donation certificates.Your donation for the rainforest Donate.Support our work to protect the world’s rainforests Study finds Indigenous Ka’apor are Brazil’s best rainforest defenders Success (Jul 13, 2023)ĭefending the world’s rainforests since 1986.Cambodia: Koh Kong petition handed over in Phnom Penh and Berlin News (Jul 20, 2023). ![]() Amazon summit in Brazil: Indigenous people speak out against violence News (Aug 11, 2023).Our news, reports and success stories in rainforest conservation ![]()
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